Automatic machine-control means



March 10, 1925 1,528,998

B. L. VAN ORMAN AUTOMATIC MACHINE CONTROL MEANS Filed Oct 15. 923

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ATTORNEYS March 10, 1925-- B. L. VAN ORMAN AUTOMATIC MACHINE CONTROL MEANS Filed Oct. 15, 1923 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 INVENTOR. Ber-T L. Vmeflrmafi ATTORNEYS Marh10,"192s- 1,528,998

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A TTORNEYS BERT L. VAN ORELAI QT, till? l-HGHLAND 'JEARK, JMIICJZEGAN, ASSIGNQR T0 II- A. FNIDUSYJRL IS, KING, OF DETRQIT, MICE GAR.

Application filed octobcr lo, 29%.

To, (.LZZ' whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, BERT L. VAN 0121mm, a citizen of the United States, residing at Highland Park, county of Wayne, State of ll lichigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Automatic Machine-Control Means, of which the followis a spccification' This invention relates to automatic info chine control means actuated by abnormal conditions to automatically disconnect the machine from. its source of power.

In the awoinpanyiny; drawing 1 have shown any invention as l have adapted the same to the i'nanufacture of coiled springs guch as are used in the upholstering of vehicle seats, furniture and the like, the general construction and operation of such machine being that of my o-opending application, Serial No. 474,399, tiled June 2, 19521.

in the accompanying drawing l: have shown only such parts of the machine as I deem necessary to illustrate a practical adaptation or embodiment of my invention.

ln my co-pendiin g application for Letters Patent Serial No. 595,995, filed October 2-1., i922, 1 illustrate an automatic machine conlrol'means having certain features in commonjwith the mechanism of my present application.

The main. objects of this invention are:

liirsh'to provide in a machine of the class described means for automatically. stopping the machine in the event of failureof a part to perform its normal function, thereby reducing the liability of. injury to the machine.

Second, to provide an improved automatic control mechanism of the class described which is positive in its operation and not likely to get out of repair or become in: operative through Wear.

Third, to provide an improved automatic machine control mechanism which is c0rnpai-ativcly simple and compact in structure.

Further objects, and objects pertaining to details and economies of construction and operation will definitely appear from the detailed description to follow.

l accomplish ohiects of my invention by the devices and means described in tie iiollowing' specification. The invention is clearly and pointed out in the claims.

.fl. structure which 18 a prererred siphoni- Serial No. @6855'2'6.

chine embodying the features of my iiivei f tion.

ll, Sheet 2, is an enlarged detail mic in section on a line corresponding to line 2-2 of Fig. 1 illustrating details ole-change speed power transmitting mechanism with, manual and automatic controlling means.

Fig. HI, Sheet 2, is a detail section on a line corresponding to line 33 of Fig. ll. showing" details of the high speed clutch.-

Fig. IV, $heet 2, is a detail section on a line corresponding to line 4- i oi Fig. ll, showing details of the low speed clutch.

Fig. V, Sheet'S, is an enlarged frag inentary plan View of a portion of Fig. I.

Vi, Sheet 3, is an enlarged detail section on a line corresponding to line 6 i of Fig. V, showing details of the automatic neutralizing means with the transmission in high speed.

Fig. VII, Sheets, is a detail section on a line corresponding to line '?-7 of Fig. VI, illustrating details of an electrically actuated control valve in closed position.

Fig. VIII, Sheet 4', is a. detail section similar to Fig. Vll, showing the transmission control mechanism in neutrzl position. Fig. IX, Sheet 4, is a detail section simi-- lar to Fig. VI, showing the transmission control mechanism in neutral position.

Fig. X, Sheet 5, is an cnlar, 'ed detail section on a line corresponding to line 10-1O of Fi ll, illustrating the means for mitomatically closing an electrical cincnit, the parts being shown in open position.

XI, Sheet 5, is a detail section on a. linecorresponding toline 1l-11 of Fig. X, illustrating further details, of the circuit closing means.

Fig. XH, ihheet 5, is a detail section on a line corresponding to line 1212 01"". Fig. 1

Fig! XIII, Sheet 5, is a fragmentary VlW of .portions showing the circuit closing mennsin closed pos tion; 5

Fig. XIV, Sheet 5, is oldetcil VlGW corresponding to Fig. with the ports in closed position.

Fig. XV, Sheet 1, is a diagrammatic View of the electrical circuit for controlling the clutch releasing moons.

Fig. XVI, Sheet 2, is a detail section on :1 line corresponding to line 16-16 of Fig. IX showin details of the automatic circuit breaking means.

Fig. XVII, Sheet 2, is a view in section on a line corresponding to line l7-'l7 of Fig. XVI. 1

' In the drawing similar reference numerals efer to similar'parts throughout the sevoral views and the sectional views are taken looking in the direction indicated by the little arrows at the ends of the section lines.

Since the operation of the machine is dejszribed in mysaid applications referred to, understanding I deem it suficient for it full ofmy present improvements to give a. generel description of the operation of parts directly associated with my present inven- Bil - of a belt 31.

' spread and en frictional engagement with the inside sur spider 44 which is secured to the shaft tion.

The stock wire from which the springs are manufactured by the machine, is drawn from a suitable source of supply by feed suit-able rerollers 21 which are driven by gear housduction gearing enclosed in-the ing 23 (see Fig. I). The wire is pulled through a. guide 2% and around a tension. arm 25, and is delivered to. coiling mechanism designated generally by the numeral 26. The counter gears 27 and 28 distribute motion to various parts of the machine.

Power from any suitable source imparts motion to a main drive pulley 31by means The pulley revolvesnt 22. constant and uniform speed, but throngh the medium of-a transmission the machine may be driven at either of two different speeds or may be disconnected from the drive pulley. The construction of a'greferred typev of transmission is illustrate in ll.

III and IV.

A driven 32 which is operativeiy connected with working parts of the rhegears 33 serves drive pulley 'eud of the transmission. heft 32 is rotatable in suitable bearand. 35 in the supporting brackets 36 and 04 (see Fig. 11'). i /hen the transmission is in neutral, the pulley is free to retute on the shaft mains rest.

When it -e parts are in the positions shown in Figs. IF. and VI, the cone 38 wnich is free to slide en'dwise on the driven shaft is iu'posi to spread sport the levers 39 pivoted at causing the wedges 41 to .nd the clutch shoes 42 into chine by a suitable train of as a support for the other revolving parts Tlh face of the pulley 30 (see Fig. 1112);. The clutch shoes 42 are pivoted et- 43 to the shoes 42 with causos the shaft 32 to rotate ey as e. unit and drive the mespeed. The wedges l1 engage Frictional engagement of the the pulley 30 with the pull shine at high.

3:; while the latter re-' messes rollers 45 which are rotatabiy mounted in the clutch shoes 42. The clutch levers 39 are provided with rollers 46 coacting with the cone 38. These rollers 46 are mounted on the supports 47 which are pivoted on the levers 39 and adjusted by means of adjusting screws 48. Tension springs 49 connect ing the levers 39, and similar springs 50 connecting oppositel disposed clutch shoes, tendto pull the latter out; of engagement with the pulley.

The cone S8 is shifted by a yoke 52 which is pivoted at 53 on the bracket 37 and carries s pin 5% engaging an annular groove in the cone 381 The yoke 52 is rocked by a slide control her 5-5\ which is reciprocataole in guides in the brackets 36 and 37. X

When the cone 38 has moved to the position shown in Fig. IX, the clutch shoes 42 aredisengaged from the pulley 30, thereby permitting the latter to rotate idly and allowing the machine to stop.

When the yoke 52 and cone 38 are in the position shown by dotted lines in Fig. II, the slide bur 55-11515 been moved outwardly far enough to cause it rack 56 to rotate a pinion 5. it sufiieient amount to cause oppo sitely disposed threads on the pinion shaft 58 running "is nuts 59 (see Fig. 1V) to contract brake shoes (ill upon a clutch drum 61. A. gear 62 on the clutch drum coucts with planetary pinions 63011 a spider 6% which iskeyed to the driven shaft 32. Another gear which 30 also enacts with the nlanetary pinions 63. Engagement of the bra re shoes with the drum 6-1 stops rotation of the drum and compels the torotate the shaft 32 stlinlf the (se u "e stationery part of the machine spra 66- (see Fig. IV.

s ider 6 L e geed of the pulley. The ma-, chine is now being driven at low speed. The 0- normally held out of enprovided to hold the block or abutment.

secured to the drive pulley is. in with tappet rods 76 carried by the pistons. {Tnen the slide her 55 is moved position to cause engagement of the transmission in either speed, oneof the is tone is caused to occupy a position near the end of the cylinder on accountofits tap et.

striking the abutment 75. Thus in Fig. I

the slide bar 55 and the cylinder 72 have 7 been moved to the right to engage the high speed clutch, the piston 73 remaining ste- Gil messes tioncry. Movement of the slide her to low speed position would move the opposite end of the cylinder toward the other pis ton 7 h Compressed sir from any suitable source of supply may he admitted simultaneously to hot-h ends of the cylinder through pas sages 78 the admission being controlled by :1 suitable valve. The form of valve illuslisted consists of s hollow piston 79 (see Figs. VH and VH1) reciprocating in the cylindrical valve chamber 80 and having an unnulnr recess 81 formed with ends of equal urea to equalize the pressure, thus prevent. ingthe pressure from siding or opposing uny movement of the valve piston. The vulve piston 79 is normally held. in closed position (see Fig. VH) by the coiled spring 92 in which position admission port 83 is shut oil from the annular recess 81 into which the supply or compressed sir is re ceived. The air is preferably conducted to the valve through a flexible tube 84 to permit movement of the cylinder 72.

A solenoid magnet. 85 is built around one end of the valve cylinder 80 in such a. position that the valve 79 serves as an armature of the solenoid magnet. When an electrical current is passed through the solenoid magnot, the valve '29 is pulled to the position shown. in Fig. Vlil'l uncovering the admission port 83 and allowing compressed air to flow from the annular space 81 into both ends of the cylinder 72. Admission of air to the cylinder 72 tends to force the pistons "I end 74.- towurd the middle of the cylinder. ll one of the pistons has its tappet in con- .tuct with the uhutment 75 (see Fig. VI),

the en re cylinder must move to allow can-- trulising of the pistons thus carrying the f ide her of to neutral position (see Fig. l l. A. cylindrical stop 87 secured cenully within the cylinder 72 assures its stop v t the proper position to neutralize the valve piston 79 is in closed pcih heu n sition Fig. V1.1) the iHlHllSSlOn port 83 registers with one or more port holes 88 in the well oi the piston.- This provides an outlet for any air that may be displaced due to movement of the cylinder 72 in relelion to either piston. 73 or 7 4%, the air being finally exhausted through ports 89 in the end. of the valve casin Ports 90 in the other end of the valve cylinder prevent the movements of the piston 79 from ceusing either s vacuum or a compression.

The solenoid magnet 85 may be electrically connected. with any number of circuit closmesns located at venous points on the me. Several dliterent devices for clcs" de in if.

suihcien a control circuit are shown in my said.

ment to illustrate and describe the operation of one of such circuit closing means.

The wire 20 is supplied to the machine in halos containing a limited amount or" wire, melting necessary the occasional replenishment of wire and rethreeding of the mschine. lit is desirable that the machine he stopped as soon as the last end of the wire has passed the feed rollers 21.

When wire is in place in the machine a, roller 91 mounted. on a rock arm 92 is supported on the wire 20 between a guide roller 93 and uide 94 (see Figs. 1, X and XI). The roc arm 92 is secured'to crock shaft 95 which is rotetehle in bearings 96 secured to the housing 2". An insulated block 98 else secured to the rock shaft 95 carries is contact point 99 which coacts with another contact point 100 on the housing 23; The contact 99 is connected by a conductor 101 with the solenoid magnet 85. When. ever the roller 91 is supported by wire in the machine the contact 99 is held away from the contact 100 (see Fig. XII). When the supply of wire becomes exhausted the roller 91 and rock arm 92 are allowed to fell (see Fig. XIII) and swin y the contact 99 against the contact 100 (see h ig. XIV).

The solenoid magnet 85 is also connected with a. generator 103 or other source of elecmerry. In the drawing 1 have shown a genorator driven by a be t 104, the generator being independent of the change. speed transthe generator 103 to energize the solenoid magnet 85 thereby causing admission or compressed air to the cylinder 72'to tl'irow the transmission into neutral and stop the ma chine.

It is desirable that an automatic circuit breaker be included inthe electrical cipcuit to allow the air valve to close as soon e the compressed air has completed its workalid also to. protect the solenoid magnet from possible uqury caused by continued flow of current.

One form of iutomatic circuit breaker adapted to the control mechanism is illus trated-in detail in Figs. XVI and XVII. W hen the transmission is engaged in either high or low speed an electrical terminal 105 mounted on a stationary port of the me.- chine'nnd insulated therefrom is electrically connected hv e contact to n contact plate '10? which carries enother'ierminel 108 (see XV). The contect piste 107 is supmil ' clutch for onnecting v olocl; 109 which is carried by the slide hair 55. When the slide bar 55 is moved to neutral position a portion of the insulating block 1C9 is brought into engagement with the contact 10c, thereby breaking the electrical connection hetween the terminals 105 and 30:: (see Figs. IX and XVII}.

ITIflVlllg thus descrihcd my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure i tors Patent is: I

l. The combination ot' a dri"en shaft, a driving pulley rotatable on said shaft, a clutch for connecting said pulley to said shaft, a driving connection for said pulley to said shalt eoni irising a drum, brake shoes enactingwith said drain, an adjusting screw for said brake shoes provided with a pinion, a reciprocating controlhi-ir provided with a rack eoact-ing with said pinion and operatively connected to said pulley clutch, :1 cylinder mounted on said control bar and provided with a passage opening to the ends thereof, pistons deposed in said eyiinder and provided with inwa projecting tappets, a fitted abutment proecting into said cylinder between said tappels a stop limiting the inward movement. at said pistons, a valve controlling the admissi: i of air to said cylinder passage, an electroniagnet for a tnating said valve, and J ported 'ov an insulating' means connected LU said har for manually Sllfillliilfi i no.

The combination of a o ven shaft, a

driving: pulley rotatable on shaft, a drivu cone for said pulley to said shatt comprising a drum. brake shoes coacting with said drnin, an adjusting i screw for said brake shoes provided with a p nlon, a rcci 'irocating cont-rel bar provided with rack enacting 'ith said pinion and operatively connected to 'd pniley clutch, a cylindcc mounted on said control bar and provided with a passage opening to the ends thereof, pistons disposed in said cylinder. and provided with inwardlv projecting tappets, a fixed abutment projecting into said cylinder between. said tapp'ets, iup; the inward movement of and a con 3. The combination of col valve for said cvlinder driving pulley rotatable a clutch for connecting sai pulley to said shaft, a driving CONDC-(il -i or said Hey to said shaft eon'iprising a drain, enacting with said draw, an adjusting screw for said brake shoes provided with a pinion, a reciprocating control her provided with a. rack coact-ing \vitlrsaid pinion and operatively connected to said pulley clutch, a double endecl cyiinder mounted on said con trol bar, pistons disposed in said cylinden, a fixed abutment with which both. of said pistons are adapted to enact, a valve con :1 stop limitpistons disposed in said cylinder nected to 2' t air to both ends of said C "lindcr siniidlaneously, an electromagguet for aciuating said valve, and means connected to said hat for nianuallg shifting the same.

l. The combination of a driven. shaft, a To driving pulley rotatable on said shaft, a clutch tor connecting said pulley to said shall. a driving connection. for said pulley to said shaft comprising. a drum, brake shoes coactingwith said draw, an adjusting screw tor said brake shoes provided with pinion a rccipro 'ating control liar provided with a rack enacting with said pinion and opera iivei connected to said pulley clutch, a double ended cylinder mounted on said coutrol har, pistons disposed in said cylinder, a lixed abutment with which hol'h of said pistons are adapted to coaet, and :i control valve for said cylinder.

The combination of a driven driving pulley rotstahli-i on said sh clutch for eonnee shaft, a driving en: a, to said shaft, 11 actuating mean dri connection. a control connected to said clutch connection llCllllibUl f j in mounted on said contr i ha with a passage opening to the ends pistons disposed in. said cylinder \idcd with inwardly projc" lixed ahnti'nent nrojec' between said ta 'ipets, a stop liiniti ward movement of said pistons, trollii'ig the admission of air to i passage, an electromagnet said valve and means connected for manually shifting the same.

6. The combination of a dri driving pulley rotatable on clutch for connecting, said pal shaft, a driving connection for to said shaft, an actuating means driving connection, a control bar ope connected to said clutch and to said o connection actnatin means a mounted on said control liar and with a. passage opening to the ends llli vidcd with inwardly projecting tr fixed abutment. projecting into cbetween o appets a stop-l nitine' the inwari meal of .'d pistons, and a control valve for said cyander passage.

7. The combination of a drivenshaft, a driving pulley rotatable on said shaft, a clutch for connecting said'pnlley to said shaft, a driving connection for said pulley to said shaft, an actuating means for said driving connection. a control bar operatively connected to said clutch and to said driving connection actuating meansa cylinder mounted on said control liar, pistons disposed in said cylinder, a fixed abutment for said pistons, a stop limiting the inward is waive.

FL The comi' ."i-iidi'i of ii driven shaft 2i driving piiii iiziibie: on said shaft, 2: clutch for 00: is 1115; said puiie q i0 sai shaft a driving emu]. .n for, said piiiiey to $1 ii shaft, an actuating: means for said driviiig connection, ()O'llil'Oi ban" operaiii 'eiy ccmnc'cted in said clutch and. :4; said dz iving; connection actuating 11minsa (5 indai: mounted 0n said central bait 3 "$0113 ciispiisefii in said cylinder, :2 in i iLiJiZUHQDE for said pistons, and a cmitrei vaivss said cyiintiei'a i 9, -'liiie COl'llbillfLtiOKl of a variable; speed E*' ing means, cont-r01 member opeiutiveiy associated ti'ierewith. airi'rangeti so that the driving mechanism is bmught t0 iieutiiii when the control membm is in intarm-- (iiate position, a cylinder mounted on said; control member and pmviiied with passages opening to the ends thawed; pistons dispqseci insaid cylinder and provided. with.

u'iWaI-ciiy projecting ta-ppeiis, a fixaci ab limerit projecting into said cyiindm i'mizwesn said tappets, a stop wifiiiin said cyiinder limiting the inward movement of said pistons, and a valve commiiiiipthe admission of ha air to ici cyiindm' passages.

10. The combimiiien 0f vzuiizhia speed ii 'iving means, :i controigmemberpperuifivcly swciziiied therewith arranged so iimt the driving mecumismis in l13flt121;Wi18I1 the wimroi membz' in an intsimeiiate p0siaim, a cylinder: ML)?! .26. on said control member, pistons ..-"li sp0se(i within said Cy! incier, an abuiinmit with which w th of saici pistons are 'aciaptiid to coacfl 2L valve connected to fidiilii} air siiziuitaneousiy i0 bcih encis (if said cyiinder, and an electromggnet for actuating said valve! 1 11, he cmribiimtion 01* it i "1;; means, a cont-170i men we :s timi'ewiiii swim driving mechanism sonm'oi member I tiaii :1. zayiiiidesr combiimiio z iii? a, ari;

driving; mean; H21 0011i IUi. mam. up associated tiiei'ewiti arraigeii so that the,

iii Wham i'iie *m driving nechan qm is in mm cuntroi member 15 in an in: iia'ie gosh iion. ii cylinder movnieci 011 said control member, piaains disposed within said @31- inder an iii) we: i i which both of said piSifOHS 2L1? Q is coast, and 11132235 ('oi'iti'uiiing admission air in the ends 14. The cuinbinai'ion sf :1 i"ii'ln 3; ll'lGZLliS n cimtmi member openin asociaieii iiiei-vwitii a cyii'nder mounted on said Q0n- 1m} memim, pistons disposed within said cylinder, an abutment with which ifiOiil said pistons are adapted to csact, 21116 n. eiecti-o ineuimni Ll for Q9. i-i'oili siim. taneiims zmmission of air in iii-e. e: 

